January 2022
04Jan

Financial health of largest U.S. corporate pension plans surges to highest level since financial crisis

The financial health of the nation’s largest corporate defined benefit pension plans improved significantly in 2021 as strong investment returns and rising interest rates help to drive their aggregate funded status to its best level since before the 2008 financial crisis, according to an analysis by Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. Read also US. Pandemic’s impact on retirement savings varies by geography, gender and age Willis Towers Watson examined pension plan data for...

January 4, 2022
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UK. PMI warns majority of savers will be caught out by pension age rise

According to research from the PMI, published on December 29, which surveyed 2,000 individuals, 82 per cent of working people in their forties were not aware of the upcoming rise in the NMPA, which is set to increase from 55 to 57 in April 2028. The PMI said this change will directly affect the retirement options for those currently in their mid to late forties. The increase in the NMPA has been criticised across the industry as it will not apply...

January 4, 2022
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South Africa. Allowing withdrawals from pension funds to increase retirement savings

To allow limited withdrawals from pension funds will actually help people to save more for their retirement, according to a study by National Treasury. The research found that people sometimes resign from their jobs for the sole reason of accessing their pension fund in emergencies, and end up spending everything. The proposal to split retirement funds into two ‘pots’ and give people access to withdraw from one is expected to solve the problem. Treasury recently published more information on this and...

January 4, 2022
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04Jan

Markers of impact that investors will be watching in the year ahead

There’s no permission required, no excuses accepted, and no better time for impact investors to step up to leadership. The pathways to climate solutions are clear, the returns on inclusion immense. To be sure, government leadership can accelerate deployment, but the case for private investment is more than compelling. ImpactAlpha’s team of reporters and editors has counted down nearly two dozen markers of impact across our core coverage areas.   The Reconstruction in 2022 No. 22. A bottom-up and top-down mobilization to rewrite...

January 4, 2022
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Puerto Rico. La Junta de Control Fiscal pide más dinero para la reserva de pensiones
04Jan

Puerto Rico. La Junta de Control Fiscal pide más dinero para la reserva de pensiones

Inmiscuida en el proceso de certificar un nuevo plan fiscal que refleje la realidad de un Puerto Rico que comenzará a pagar una deuda reestructurada, la Junta de Control Fiscal advirtió al gobierno que necesita aumentar los depósitos anuales proyectados para el Fideicomiso de Fondo de Reserva de Pensiones para cumplir con sus objetivos de financiamiento. El pasado 31 de diciembre la junta emitió una declaración sobre el estado de actualización del Plan Fiscal, luego que el día antes presentará...

January 4, 2022
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México. Afore: ¿Por qué es importante designar a un beneficiario de una cuenta?
04Jan

México. Afore: ¿Por qué es importante designar a un beneficiario de una cuenta?

Los beneficiarios de tu cuenta Afore (Administradora de Fondos para el Retiro) ya se pueden designar libremente, proceso que se puede realizar desde octubre del 2021. Por lo que la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar) ha indicado los puntos que debes de tener en cuenta para poder realizar dicho proceso, que es consecuencia de la reforma al sistema de pensiones. Se debe tener en cuenta de los beneficiarios legales de dicho recurso son aquellas personas que tienen derecho a disfrutar de...

January 4, 2022
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México. Las afores destinarán menos recursos a sus reservas: Consar
03Jan

México. Las afores destinarán menos recursos a sus reservas: Consar

La Consar explicó que el monto de la reserva especial determinado por la Junta de Gobierno de la Comisión es congruente y suficiente para cubrir las posibles minusvalías que puedan derivarse del incumplimiento al régimen de inversión. Se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF) la reducción en el nivel de la reserva especial que las administradoras de fondos para el retiro (afores) aportan al Sistema del Ahorro para el Retiro (SAR); esta pasará de 0.71 a 0.55%...

January 3, 2022
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